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It is important for future teachers to study child development because?
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D. All of these
Ch. 1 # 1
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According to the text, adolescents spend about what percentage of their time in school?
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32%
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Which of the following statements is true?
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Since the early 1900s there have been significant increases in percentage of children attending school.
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As a new teacher entering the classroom today, you should expect to encounter which educational philosophy?
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Back-to-Basics
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Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from Stigler's research on mathematics classrooms?
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D. All of these
Ch. 1 # 5
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In the United States, the number of ____ children has increased faster than those of other racial and ethnic groups.
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Latino
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Which of the following statements about poverty and children is false?
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Poverty rates for children in the U.S. have been in the range of 10 to 15 percent in the last few decades
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Compared to those who entered the teaching field 30 years ago, you should expect to find:
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Both increased diversity and language barriers
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According to the NCES what percentage of young people (ages 3-21) are served by federally supported programs for the disabled.
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14%
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At what point in their education do poor students, as a group, begin scoring lower on standardized tests than their middle-class classmates?
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On first entering school
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Which of the following are factors contributing to the educational problems of poor children?
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Comparatively high rates of illness and malnutrition, schools w/ inadequate resources, and substandard housing
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The purpose of a development theory is to:
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D. All of these
Ch. 1 #12
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Which of the following statements is NOT compatible with the biological perspective on child development ?
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Development is always discontinuous
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Freud and Erikson are associated with which kind of development theory?
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Psychoanalytic
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Freud's stage of latency, Erickson's stage of industry vs. inferiority, and Piaget's stage of concrete operations are found in?
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Middle Childhood
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